Film appreciation workshop to be held

PUNE: Another addition to a string of film-related activities at the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) is a series of half-day workshops introduced this Thursday, on familiarising people with lesser-known aspects of cinema.
The first in the series was an interactive session organised on September 8 on flute maestro and independent music composer, Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, as a dedication on the occasion of his birth centenary year."The objective such a workshop is to provide insight to cinema lovers into various subjects related to cinema that have been almost forgotten and neglected. We will be having such workshops on any topic, ranging from photography to other art forms so that the participants have a better understanding of cinema. The next workshop will be in a couple of months," said Prashant Pathrabe, director of NFAI.
The workshop this week comprises a mix of lecture-demonstrations, audio-visual presentations and interactions. Vishwas Kulkarni, scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, and a third generation flautist of the Pannalal Ghosh Gharana, demonstrated the innovations and new 'ragas' created by the maestro.
This was followed by a vocal recitals by Prajakta Savarkar-Shinde and Mohan Darekar. An exhibition of rare photographs tracing the life of the musician was displayed in NFAI's foyer.